Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Riverbend Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit
Tract 26163550200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,432 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 26163550200 in the Riverbend area of Detroit ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,432 residents. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,342 a month against an average household income of $100,222 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,852
Renter share37.7%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$100,222
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.3828, -82.9371 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverbend scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Detroit
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,342 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Detroit
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Detroit
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Detroit
4.1
How Riverbend compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 37%Grade A
- 29%Grade B
- 34%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Riverbend. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 7.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 4.0%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 22.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverbend
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Detroit eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163550200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163550200?
Census tract 26163550200 in the Riverbend neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163550200?
Median gross rent is $1,342/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163550200?
4.0% of residents in tract 26163550200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,432.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163550200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 15th, minority 37th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 26163550200 considered part of Riverbend?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163550200 fall within Riverbend (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163550200 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163550200 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163550200 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Detroit at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26163550200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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